Everyone does. Not just Africans. 🙏🙏🏻🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏🏿 This great man [edit: I was actually listening to a different YT page of S.M. Lockridge’s sermon titled “That’s My King” when I read your comment on this page and wrote this (I’ve watched this vid earlier), and the Lockridge video kept playing-as I’ve set my pages to do-so my comment to you crossed over in my mind to make me think you were referring to his great sermon that I’m listening to now, he’s got a lot of great ones... I look for ones where people didn’t add music, just a pure sermon....and it looked to me like you ended your comment with “...spending days and nights listening to *this man*. It was slip of reading, a mistake on my part, but I think it was a happy slip-up...so I edit it now, but I maintain that what I *thought you said* was a great idea, about reading the Bible and then listening to him...] S. M. Lockridge (to whom I thought you were referring, and I’ll be going back to hear it all with complete focus) is one preacher that the world needs to hear every day, all great messages....he is for everyone, the world would be a whole lot different if everyone heard something he had to say every day. God’s Holding Pattern and Stumbling Over Simplicity were two other great ones I listened to today, timely and helpful for me, and I’ve more in queue on other pages. I see why they do it, but I don’t like how YT will reload different recommendations with every click. So, if I see something in recommendations that I really want to see, I open them all in separate tabs, so when they inevitably re-load them, they won’t disappear and make it hard to find them. That’s a very long way of saying that I accidentally commented on the wrong video, but I feel it’s a happy accident, so I left it, because this video is about watching out for false prophets, and though Lockridge was a preacher, not a prophet to my knowledge, imho and in the opinion of many, he was among the greats, and he was timeless in his sermons. You know a man like him would make a great dad, husband, son, brother, friend, pastor, employer, neighbor, etc.... We are all God’s family, and we’re all from Adam and Eve, through Noah. We all are related to Noah. Everyone alive on the face of earth has Noah for a multi-great grandfather, we just got different genetic expressions based on where our various lines lived for a long time, but we all have the same original genetic code/alphabet from which our bodies are made and our stories are written. We just use more or less of different parts of the same genetic code. ❤️
@@azaniajuicethwala5324 what's happening in Africa is very sad and I pray for Africans to stop being deceived by false Minister's who are using trickery to deceive the people. I'm in America and see enough of them here. They're all over the world making millions off of lying to the people. I believe in prosperity but they go way too far while our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ are being. Persecuted for the faith in other parts of the world. False prophets in the western world have been faking miracles and giving false prophecies for decades and it's a huge disrespect to God.
Signs of a false/teacher prophet: 1. They twist God's word 2. They promote self more than Jesus or the gospel 3. They may only prophecy if you give them money. Once you call them out on it, they may block you/ex-communicate with you. 4. They don't preach Biblical repentance (not concerned with other peoples salvation) 5. They preach the prosperity gospel 6. Their prophecies or words they have spoken DO NOT come to pass. 7. You will know, because if you are a born-again believer, the HOLY SPIRIT will convict you and you probably will have an uneasy feeling of what they're doing. 8. They try to justify their selfish spending, or manipulate you into sowing a seed rather than leaving it as a option to freely give. 9. They may act one way to the public, but by their fruits you will know by the fruits of the spirit. 10. God WILL tell you and let you know if you are patient and ask Him. Trust me. I have had God confirm what I thought was later true. God bless :)
Yep! It was number 7 for me I got my phone out and immediately called my mom to tell her that this wasn’t the church for me. Luckily God pointed me in the right direction but I was sooo heart broken.
THIS - YES!! 7. You will know, because if you are a born-again believer, the HOLY SPIRIT will convict you and you probably will have an uneasy feeling of what they're doing.
WwwowwW. P h e w. THAT is so on point! Would you please check out this pastor, Michael Criswell, I am a discerner of spirits and God has spoke to me and told me to call him out, I want the perfect solution, I was thinking just leave it in God's hands but I want so desperately to send not Him, but his followers the perfect message. What would you recommend?
7 is a sure one. Those who claim to be "born again" when they accepted Jesus into their heart are false prophets. That is not how one is born again. The guy in this video is a false prophet. Bible believers are all false prophets. Why? Because the Church existed for 60 years before the first book of the bible was written and 370 yrs before the books of the Bible were put together and even then, it would be 1800yrs before the Bibles began to be printed and not everyone could afford to own one . Jesus established a Church with teachings and traditions and it it is those teachings and traditions that are recorded in the Bible. Therefore it is the Church we must listen too and not our own opinions of scripture. That Church is the Church that Jesus Christ established 2000yrs ago whom Jesus commissioned to go out and preach what He commanded them to and he promised to be with them until the end of the world. It was this Church that, who in the year 390 authorised the sacred books of the Bible as we know it today. Fact.
#1 METHOD for discerning manipulative counterfeit teachers: Become a lover of truth, study the Word, and pray continually for the Holy Spirit to lead you. If you develop an "ear" for truth you will most likely become very frustrated with most of the local churches and the ridiculous conformity to anti christ agendas.
I admit that I have fallen into the trap of Satan by listening to the preaching of this false prophets or pastors. Guys pray that we don't fall into such traps again
God have mercy on us. I just disconnected myself from them. Whether they are true only God knows but the things they talk about members is not good. Gossip after gossip.
@@nobody-zf8dq I don't know about them but I grew up in a Pentecostal denomination and the women would grab me and shake me trying to make me shout is what they called it and they would hit my mouth jerking me trying to make me speak in tongues. I felt really uncomfortable but I believed I had to speak in an unknown language to be saved because that's what I was taught. Preachers would call me to the pulpit and prophesy to me things that wasn't true. A few of them wouldn't even begin preaching until we have enough offerings. I was very young and naive during that time and it took me years to understand it was all unbiblical at least in my opinion.
You have to be careful not to judge people by that. Some preachers are actually so good for the Father's will, that he richly blesses them. And those many blessings appear or are explained by Satan as greed or theft from the church but aren't.
@@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia dont be deceived Paul Peter Matthew James Elija Elishah John the Baptist what do they have as prophets in their days God has not changed dont be deceived by motivational speakers
There are Pastors and preacher who have business too add to the work of God for example Christian television channel/records that help spread the Gospel , for example my churches bishop , he is rich not for his glory but for Gods and why is he rich? Because God helped him financially in order to increase and help the work of God all around the world. If they’re wealthy look at their intentions of it’s not for Gods Glory and to show off then they’re not of God
@@JesusSaves194 yes we are in the last days but there's a difference between that and someone saying they know exactly when the end of the world will happen
YES THE END IS FOR GOD AND GOD ONLY TO DECIDE MORTAL SINNER FALLIBLE MANKIND DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE END WILL COME ITS A CON GAME DO NOT LISTEN OR CONTRIBUTE TO THEM THEY ARE SATANIC DEMONS MONEYLOVERS CONMEN GOD I LOVE WORSHIP TRUST AND PRAISE YOU AMEN 🙏❤️🌎
With spiritualism creeping into churches, this message needs to be brought to everyone. The need to spread awareness of false prophets is much! God bless you!
As a new believer, this video was truly helpful for spotting false teachers/prophets, but also for self-assessment and introspection. Thank you for this, and may God bless you !
I walked away from God for the longest time and i got brainwashed by false prophets ( mormons ). Thank God i got out when I did. I am now an ordained minister preaching the blood of Jesus.
If you aren't keeping the seventh day sabbath then you are are still deceived and preaching pagan doctrines. Only the Seventh Day Adventist are preaching the true gospel of Jesus Christ, the rest are teaching pagan doctrines. God has warned His people to come out of the sun day churches, Babylon, because of their false and pagan doctrines. Babylon comes from Babel which means confusion, where God confused all of the languages. The sun day churches are The Daughters of The Harlot and the Harlot is the RCC and also The Beast of Rev 13. So please come out of them before it is too late for you and your family.
@@ebbygshreve9577 "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ." Colossians 2:16-17
@@frick6946 Fran that verse is talking about the ceremonial laws not the Ten Commandments, you notice it says that were a shadow of things to come and the Ten Commandments were never a shadow of things to come. Jesus sumed up the Ten Commandments in two verses. The first was to love the Lord you God with all of your heart and the second was like into it to love your neighbors as yourself. If you keep these two commandments you will be keeping all ten of them because the first four tells us how we should treat God and the last six tells us how we should treat our neighbors.
@@ebbygshreve9577 I never said it was talking about the 10 commandments, so I don't know why you said that. My point is that no one should judge anyone else in how they eat, or how they drink, or when they honor the Sabbath etc. I said nothing abut the 10 commandments
I was blindsided when it was revealed that James MacDonald was a false teacher. I had several questions about what he preached, but I didn't question his sincerity because I only heard him on the radio. I myself as a brand new Christian walked right into a bad church which only taught faith. I didn't know they were bad but I did have many questions about what they taught. It really harmed me. I lasted 6 1/2 years there and when I left, I left with the teaching ingrained in me that there were no good churches out there other than their church. So I just stopped going to church. That was 33 years ago. Coming back to God through Jesus Christ has been nothing but a tumultuous struggle. It's a fight every single day. The evil one almost had me, so he's not giving up without a fight. I would appreciate your prayers!
Hi Mark, very good video. Sixteen points is a lot to remember on the trot, so I'll summarize them into four principles which apply in any relationship. False prophets, false friends, false partners, and narcissists all lack four virtues. 1/ They lack honesty, which is not only lying, but also withholding or ignoring truth. 2/ They lack kindness and goodwill. (love) 3/ They lack humility, are not teachable, and not equalitarian in relationships. 4/ They lack knowledge, have diminished awareness, and ignore others' needs. I hope this helps someone. Cheers, P.R.
Mark, you truly know & understand your calling. This century needs more messages like this to help God's children stay on the true path of faith. Keep it up! God bless you.
This is a very sound video brother. I'm not too cool to admit that I've been duped for false prophets & teachers. Thank you for taking the time to produce this!
I asked a preacher to help me talk to my wife who had told me things God had told her to divorce me and live for her church but be said he did not talk about Church members ???
So many online like this I'm frightened and confused I feel to protect myself , I read the bible everyday I don't have the best bible but it's legitimate it was second hand from charity store I don't have much but I read everyday of my life now , regards Ireland .
The older KJV’s are better anyway. There are shenanigans going on in the printing of all versions of Bibles (as many know) But even a new printing of the original KJV can be altered. New Bibles have been known to have altered it missing bits of verses, sometimes reversing meaning, and even entire chapters are gone in some. I stick to strictly older ones myself. Nothing wrong with a good second hand Bible.
The MyBible app has a built-in Strong's Concordance that you can check the meanings of the words used in the Bible. You can compare it to your Bible to see if it checks out. The best version to use is the old KJV.
Thanks, Christopher, I have a concordance, but an app to looo it up quickly would be great. I agree the old KJV, and the oldest copy possible is the best...and not one put out by the OES. JW’s, or Catholics, etc.; they all had reasons for altering them, depending on publisher, so even some old KJV’s have dodgy alterations from certain groups. The latter alters the 10 Commandments, lest their idolatry become obvious, for example. They usually remove the idolatry commandment and split coveting into two commandments to cover for it, or split another commandment to cover for it. They use Mary as a middleman, a big no-no, as most people know. Even addressing her for “intercession” isn’t just kicking Jesus aside from him being the one and only intercessor, but it’s necromancy, too. Of course the list of Biblical no-nos they do is quite lengthy. The first of those 3 has an inverted pentagram stamped on their covers, a deep look into their organization would let someone know it is to be avoided. They’re an arm of Freemasonry, which is Luciferian at the top degrees 33° and above, their lower members don’t know it until they get the invite to join that degree and do the ritual, and in the US, Washington DC is the headquarters for them. They’ll deny it, but they take a death oath to deny anything they do from day 1, even a first degree, so that’s to be considered. I saw it myself in one of their handbooks for 33°...there are higher degrees that even the 33° don’t know about. 33° and below are the non-secret levels. They think they’re at the top. It is written and illustrated, the oath to Lucifer, and the second part of the oath is while one can claim to be anything one chooses publicly-Christian, atheist, Hindu, Muslim, pagan, Buddhist, whatever, they must otherwise work to destroy and defile the name of Jesus Christ, and to pour down a steady stream of vilification upon Christianity”. The diversity of being whatever they want, both publicly and to their own families, just makes it look like all viewpoints are being represented out there in the world, and keeps their cover fairly intact. Among the 33°s are world leaders and politicians, heads of major corporations, top celebrities, even Walt Disney, who also helped set up NASA, which is also set up and run by 33° Freemasons, even their so-called “astronauts” must be that level, or OES for women. Good to know that they’ve taken a death oath to lie to you. Both Disney and NASA use all the symbology to flaunt it to the public, and only upper levels know. No surprise they hired Bill Nye the Lying Guy to promote their disinformation. He was a washed up comendian with a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, but they got him because they needed someone geeky (and they got their “Breakfast Club” of disinfo agents, token representatives from varying demographics, Neil. deGrasse Tyson, Machio Kaku, and they had the replacement Stephen Hawking, the perfect disabled genius who is said to have died fairly recently...also who is not a bioidentical match to the Stephen Hawking who got ALS. Not too hard to find a doppelgänger, and a few injections at the right nerve sites can create the same effect. Stephen Hawking’s name was just too priceless to not exploit after he died decades ago. I know it sounds crazy but once you look at it it’s really obvious, embarrassingly obvious. I absolutely believe in miracles and exceptions to health issues, but no one with ALS has lived that long, and the original Stephen had his bottom teeth worn down to stubs, rotted. Aside from the other bioidentical mismatches, the replacement had 4 long, discolored lower teeth that jutted up for all to see. Now, I know teeth can heal, anything with a root can draw up nurtrients and heal, and people do indeed heal their teeth with time, proper nutrition to get the required minerals, and patience, but if he were really writing all those books, one would think he’d have some bit of money, and he would have had much better dental care...that is, if people really cared about him, and having your bottom teeth rotted out, the least you would do is replace them with new prosthetic teeth, or let them be, but you wouldn’t likely have them give you long, discolored prosthetic teeth that were also in poor condition, would you? I always wondered if he sat there on stage during public appearances, thinking that if the crowd that came to see him where the geniuses most of them thought they were, they would notice he’s not the same guy, maybe rush the stage and rescue him. And everyone sat there and believed that whatever the computer voice told them was coming from the silent man in the wheelchair. How easily people are deceived. Anyway, they were all hired to promote Scientism, which is the dogmatic belief in anything presented as science, regardless of the utter ridiculousness of the claim, the lack of evidence, or the presence of mountains of contradictory evidence to the claim...especially so long as it supports the Luciferian agenda and erroneously undermines the Bible, but that part is unknown to the average Scientism-ist, they all just believe anything if someone is wearing a lab coat or says they’re a scientist, no questions asked. And they pound their textbooks harder than any Bible gets thumped in the Bible Belt. In one breath they mock people who trust the Bible having read it, studied it, and tested it, just as the Bible says to do, claiming that it’s “just written by a bunch of guys a long time ago, no evidence to support it”, and they claim that people are believing it without questioning it, which isn’t true; and then in the next breath, they point to their textbooks and say “it is written”, and that is their proof of anything presented as “science”. They will claim that it cannot be put in a textbook if it isn’t true, and yet when a falsehood is revealed, scientists will always say “we used to believe that, but now we know better“. They will rationalize it by saying “it’s the best evidence we had at the time“. And then they will brush it off and insist that their newest discovery is the truth this time... until they get new evidence again that is presented in a way they can’t cram under their ever-burgeoning rug of nonsense-covering. Too much info sharing, they cannot dismiss it or hide it like they used to. Point out the hypocrisy of accepting it just because it is written, or just because so-and-so said so, and you’ll be met with a glazed-over blank look, or rage. One or the other. They really don’t seem to get it. THEIR science gods are infallible in their eyes. And yet they will insist they do not idolize them. Sure. And Catholics don’t idolize Mary. Not at all. Definitely the Freemasons are Luciferian in root, avoid all Bibles put out by any arm of Freemasonry. OES is just an arm that allows females. Mormons don’t seem to know they were founded by a Freemason, even though the symbols are sewn into their underwear and chiseled in stone on their buildings, and their founder’s family was not only known for their con games, but his dad and granddad were Freemasons as well. They even wear the little apron in their rituals and upon burial, theirs symbolizes the fig leaves from Adam and Eve (has fig leaf design on it), and I guess they also fail to realize that wearing the fig leaf symbolizes hiding your lies and transgressions from God. God was angry with that, and re-clothed them properly before banishing them from His sight. Anyway, I digress, but I sometimes leave a few points for a seeker to later read and know. I haven’t found an issue with a Gideon’s KJV Bible as yet, though. I have a couple of old ones I got second hand; all my Bibles are second hand and old. The Gideons expect their Bibles to be taken from motel and hotel rooms, they’ll replace them (I bought mine, of course, old ones). Sure, it’s wrong to steal a Bible, but it is the most stolen book (and the most purchased book), and their stance is they’re glad someone wanted it and probably really needed it. They’d probably send one to anyone who asks. I’ve heard they used to, lots of churches try to give them out. Dollar stores have them, but I wouldn’t trust a new printing of the old version these days. Anyway, thanks for that input, I’m checking it out now, the Strong’s concordance is a plus. Like the word “creature”. Teach the Gospel to every creature. Everywhere else in the Bible, a “creature” isn’t just a human. It made me ponder...animals communicate with us, and as the Bible says, even the stones sing of the glory of God, all of creation does. We needn’t necessarily “teach” them, as they already know, and yet, there may be something to communicating it to all living things, a layer or two that will be known later to others, plenty of studies that they know when they’re being addressed. Jesus talked to a tree, I unabashedly talk to all living things as well, have for a long time before beginning to read it. And like the tree, they also respond. Watch animals and plants, especially over time, when you speak of God. Sometimes when I have the Scourby Bible reading playing, all my critters gather close. Just that one adjustment changes things. My niece is studying old Greek, but she has no idea how I’m going to be asking her lots of questions in the future. I just know I’ll have detailed questions as I continue to study it. I love how science right now is proving it true in exceptional ways that weren’t possible before as well, genetically, in physics, geology, etc. The more I read it, or hear it read, the more I wish I’d begun earlier. So many nuances I could have been gathering and culling from it. Better late than never:)
Thank you Mark-I watch “Christian RUclips”, instead of TV...sometimes all day if I’m off.... I will continue to read my Bible AND PRAY FOR DISCERNMENT... I really like Allison Rowe... but my question came when someone I found someone trying to debunk her... I got so caught up in watching about the ILLUMINATI and Free Masons... The Messianic Jews...Anything that talks about False Prophets.... I JUST REALIZED ALL OF IT HAS KEPT ME AWAY FROM MY BIBLE.... I’ll read your article and PRAY.....think I’m causing myself problems and I need to keep it simple, and not confuse myself... Thank you... I appreciate your help, my prayers for you and this channel!
Thanks so much for making this video! All of these signs are so true especially with these ‘new age’ teachers. I’m seeing so many youtubers especially young youtubers introduce new age and its so deceptive! Thanks again and may God bless!
I see a lot of self proclaimed prophets on tiktok as well, that speak about the rapture and about how we need to repent now or we'll all die before 2023. If I'm being honest I'm still very young, still a minor, I'm trying to get closer to God and these people do nothing by scare me, this video really gave my alot of relief. Thank you.
Anyone, who talks of rapture vs repenting from sin/getting saved, are false prophets. The rapture is at Jesus's second coming and most will be repenting way too late at that time.
You pretty much described the Pastor of the church I have been trying to be a part of for 3 years. I always felt off but I also wanted to make sure that I was not wrong in my conclusions so I stuck it out for 3 years and now I've been praying that God give me the clarity to release me from this place that I feel so uncomfortable with. And voila! I run into this video and all the details are spot on with everything that made me uncomfortable. Thank you so much. God is good all the time! 🙏
I had an encounter with one who taught I was to be fooled , he insisted that I send him my seed before he could pray for me . Beware they are out there
#2 WOW. This is something else and I can appreciate this one I can agree with this one. This has to be something the Lord wanted me to watch for a reason I'm certain of it.
That should never ever happen. My husband is a pastor. He would never repeat something someone told him in confidence, unless it may be criminal and he had to report something to authorities.
@@sharoncrawford3042 i only asked him to pray for me because i wanted to join the Navy. Ends up my friend knew and asked me. I told him 3 times to not say anything. I lost my trust and told him how i felt.
My cousin's pastor and his wife insisted that she get baptized and I knew she wasn't ready. They wanted to gain membership for their Church. My pastor is in heaven and he taught me how to love Jesus Christ. Now my pastor is Dr Charles Stanley
I just think I am slowly finding my way out of deception. I don't want to complain, but this level of deception seems unreasonable. It is difficult to move forward.
Same. I was following a false teacher, but God graciously led me out. The one main thing that helped me see was diving deep into the bible and then I started seeing things that he was saying were slightly changed from the actual bible scripture. At first it's very disappointing and u may get sad thinking is anyone true? But if u dive deep into the bible and rely on God things will start to turn around. You fight thr enemy with the word of God. God bless ❤
1. False prophet can never receive correction. I confirm this to be true. A false prophet came to a church I use to attend. When he would prophesy, he would always say quote: "I will talk now...now the prophet is talking" unquote. He twisted the bible and when he was corrected, he put a curse on the person and said God told him 🤦♀️ It is really sad that even church members are lead astray and are following men instead of following TRUTH!
Wow, thanks!! Verified my strong suspicions about an Internet personality who I now definitely identify as a false prophet. Leading many sheep astray unfortunately. God bless, very helpful video! 👍
Something has been happening to me and I need someone to talk to. God is showing me visions of the things that haven’t happened before they happen and I keep having the voice of God that follows me around and it calls me by name while talking to me in my right ear. I find myself being compelled by spirit to help people in ways that I didn’t know was possible. I was able to heal a girl who suffered from severe seizures from being abused. I don’t think that anyone is exempt from sin even if you are a profit. God keeps telling me to repent everyday and to serve Him by serving mankind by taking care of others and myself. He doesn’t call me a “profit”but God does call me “His mental Champion”! I am the real deal and I would never charge money for my gift because the sin would be too great! Church should be free and it’s not! Shame on the church’s for making the mistake of expecting money donations by the passing of the money dish! I knew that it was wrong since I was a child.
This video explains the reason I don't go to church anymore. I can discern fake people. I'm praying to God to lead me where I need to go to worship with other TRUE CHRISTIANS.
Do you allow mirroring your video on my channel (with me giving credit to you and your channel?) I exposed a false teacher on my channel and your description fits spot on.
Wow this video was so helpful! He didn’t call out certain pastors like I’ve seen other videos doing so I can make that decision myself. It’s also good to know what to pray for if you show signs of this. If God wants me to become a preacher to the people, videos like these really open my eyes and heart to know what to exactly pray for so I don’t become one of those false teachers. This confirmed I need to read more in depth the Bible!
I am glad these videos stay up for yrs. Earlier this yr, I was being mislead by false teachings. Your work, Mark, has validated that I made the right decision in following our God & discarding listening/watching those others. False teachers are indeed quite convincing & crafty. All praise to the Father 🙏
I go to a church under this type of pastor. I noticed it right off the bat, but I always feel like God does not want me to leave. Over the years I've made plans to leave time and time again but then have a change of heart. I'm back to not wanting to be there because I see things arent changing. Supposedly there was repentance, but I haven't seen the fruit. I'm tired...
I watch church sermons online with pathway to victory, First Baptist Church of Dallas, TX. Even though, I cannot attend physically, but my heart is there in the service, the heart matters the most of anything in most cases.
It's amazing how your points on false pastors match a covert narcissist aswell as an overt narc. The covert ones are very hard to detect. Thank you for your wisdom
Idk, what does the bible say? What did Jesus say about false prophets? Im curious cuz im working with some1 and they are accurate about my whole life, but i seriously question some of their patterns of behavior and while some1 can be immature i have to give a little space to allow maturity or growth with mercy in mind.
How do you feel about a female pastor? I grew up in churches with male pastors. I just joined a church with a female pastor, because I love the way she preaches the truth and keeps it real.
JOEL 2:28 And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.. A prophecy is a message that is claimed by a prophet to have been communicated to them by a god. Such messages typically involve inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of divine will concerning the prophet's social world and events to come (compare divine knowledge).
I had a prophet talk about soul ties. I was condemned for not knowing what it was and told to change churches. However I did my research and found out it was not biblical. Thank God for discernment.
You are so spot on with this topic!!!! I myself have dealt with a few leaders in the past who were exactly like this, there was one in particular who meets all of the standards of a corrupt leader, and that's when I chose to stop helping or being around them. Great video and thanks for sharing!!!!!💯💯💯💖❤💜🧡💛💚💙
Thanks 4 ur teaching and format 2 help educate ppl on the signs of false pastors... Ppl need 2 be woke 2 whats goin on ... May God cont 2 bless U n ur ministry
Its a Divine appointment that led me to your video. I just encountered a false prophet. He fits all but 2 of your criteria. Please keep me in your prayers, its hard to think about this! And also please keep my ex bf in your prayers that he's able to get sober and repent and come back to Jesus before its too late. 💔🙌🏻✝️
Yes it shows how much we really need Jesus guydens and the leadership of the hollyspirit . thanks . keep warning the children of God .you are doing a great job God bless
There is way too many folks on social media claimin to be preachers, pastors, evangelist, prophets, apostles an bishops while on meth,crack, pot, an alcohol.
Indeed. Spot on. Wise words. Indeed! Praised by people but dont care about suffering individuals. This was a pastor of church where i left. I held on as long as i could but my work took me far away anyway. He didn't want spend time with elderly which were most of church 😭 only showed up on sundays. Didnt want attend their weds potlucks or friday gatherings or anything. Just got in and out quickly on sundays. He was all about remodeling church to attract younger groups while ignoring poor, elderly, sick, homeless, dying, widows or grieving. Truth no pastor perfect. Wisdom here to be cautious. Thanks
This so on point. God bless you. This video is a yardstick for carrying out inspection to know their fruits., according to the the bible in book of Matthew 7:20 "wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them "
Excellent video. I know one pastor,he is surely a false profet because he has some qualities that you have mentioned in this video.And I left that church. 😇
You make some good and insightful points. This will help many. I do get concerned that we seem to use “pastor” and “prophet” interchangeably. All pastors aren’t prophets and all prophets aren’t pastors. Some bible verses only apply to prophets.
Africans need to spend more time reading the Bible, then spending days and nights listening to men.
May the Lord be our judge. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Everyone does. Not just Africans. 🙏🙏🏻🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏🏿 This great man [edit: I was actually listening to a different YT page of S.M. Lockridge’s sermon titled “That’s My King” when I read your comment on this page and wrote this (I’ve watched this vid earlier), and the Lockridge video kept playing-as I’ve set my pages to do-so my comment to you crossed over in my mind to make me think you were referring to his great sermon that I’m listening to now, he’s got a lot of great ones... I look for ones where people didn’t add music, just a pure sermon....and it looked to me like you ended your comment with “...spending days and nights listening to *this man*. It was slip of reading, a mistake on my part, but I think it was a happy slip-up...so I edit it now, but I maintain that what I *thought you said* was a great idea, about reading the Bible and then listening to him...] S. M. Lockridge (to whom I thought you were referring, and I’ll be going back to hear it all with complete focus) is one preacher that the world needs to hear every day, all great messages....he is for everyone, the world would be a whole lot different if everyone heard something he had to say every day.
God’s Holding Pattern and Stumbling Over Simplicity were two other great ones I listened to today, timely and helpful for me, and I’ve more in queue on other pages. I see why they do it, but I don’t like how YT will reload different recommendations with every click. So, if I see something in recommendations that I really want to see, I open them all in separate tabs, so when they inevitably re-load them, they won’t disappear and make it hard to find them.
That’s a very long way of saying that I accidentally commented on the wrong video, but I feel it’s a happy accident, so I left it, because this video is about watching out for false prophets, and though Lockridge was a preacher, not a prophet to my knowledge, imho and in the opinion of many, he was among the greats, and he was timeless in his sermons. You know a man like him would make a great dad, husband, son, brother, friend, pastor, employer, neighbor, etc....
We are all God’s family, and we’re all from Adam and Eve, through Noah. We all are related to Noah. Everyone alive on the face of earth has Noah for a multi-great grandfather, we just got different genetic expressions based on where our various lines lived for a long time, but we all have the same original genetic code/alphabet from which our bodies are made and our stories are written. We just use more or less of different parts of the same genetic code. ❤️
@@misskim2058 What you said made me think of The Adam's Family. Lol
That was an old TV show.
Amen
More especially us South Africans
@@azaniajuicethwala5324 what's happening in Africa is very sad and I pray for Africans to stop being deceived by false Minister's who are using trickery to deceive the people. I'm in America and see enough of them here. They're all over the world making millions off of lying to the people. I believe in prosperity but they go way too far while our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ are being. Persecuted for the faith in other parts of the world. False prophets in the western world have been faking miracles and giving false prophecies for decades and it's a huge disrespect to God.
Signs of a false/teacher prophet:
1. They twist God's word
2. They promote self more than Jesus or the gospel
3. They may only prophecy if you give them money. Once you call them out on it, they may block you/ex-communicate with you.
4. They don't preach Biblical repentance (not concerned with other peoples salvation)
5. They preach the prosperity gospel
6. Their prophecies or words they have spoken DO NOT come to pass.
7. You will know, because if you are a born-again believer, the HOLY SPIRIT will convict you and you probably will have an uneasy feeling of what they're doing.
8. They try to justify their selfish spending, or manipulate you into sowing a seed rather than leaving it as a option to freely give.
9. They may act one way to the public, but by their fruits you will know by the fruits of the spirit.
10. God WILL tell you and let you know if you are patient and ask Him. Trust me. I have had God confirm what I thought was later true.
God bless :)
Yep! It was number 7 for me I got my phone out and immediately called my mom to tell her that this wasn’t the church for me. Luckily God pointed me in the right direction but I was sooo heart broken.
THIS - YES!! 7. You will know, because if you are a born-again believer, the HOLY SPIRIT will convict you and you probably will have an uneasy feeling of what they're doing.
WwwowwW.
P h e w.
THAT is so on point!
Would you please check out this pastor, Michael Criswell,
I am a discerner of spirits and God has spoke to me and told me to call him out,
I want the perfect solution,
I was thinking just leave it in God's hands but I want so desperately to send not Him, but his followers
the perfect message.
What would you recommend?
Awesome thanks
7 is a sure one. Those who claim to be "born again" when they accepted Jesus into their heart are false prophets. That is not how one is born again. The guy in this video is a false prophet.
Bible believers are all false prophets. Why? Because the Church existed for 60 years before the first book of the bible was written and 370 yrs before the books of the Bible were put together and even then, it would be 1800yrs before the Bibles began to be printed and not everyone could afford to own one . Jesus established a Church with teachings and traditions and it it is those teachings and traditions that are recorded in the Bible. Therefore it is the Church we must listen too and not our own opinions of scripture. That Church is the Church that Jesus Christ established 2000yrs ago whom Jesus commissioned to go out and preach what He commanded them to and he promised to be with them until the end of the world. It was this Church that, who in the year 390 authorised the sacred books of the Bible as we know it today. Fact.
#1 METHOD for discerning manipulative counterfeit teachers: Become a lover of truth, study the Word, and pray continually for the Holy Spirit to lead you.
If you develop an "ear" for truth you will most likely become very frustrated with most of the local churches and the ridiculous conformity to anti christ agendas.
Amen
If you're spending time in the word of God you will smell a fake pastor or prophet a mile away
Yay! I’m finally developing an ear for the truth and feel great about this.
Aaaaaammmmmmen!
What do you mean Antichrist agendas?
I admit that I have fallen into the trap of Satan by listening to the preaching of this false prophets or pastors. Guys pray that we don't fall into such traps again
God bless
God have mercy on us. I just disconnected myself from them. Whether they are true only God knows but the things they talk about members is not good. Gossip after gossip.
Same here, we need to guidance of God and his Holy spirit to teach us about the truth.
I was spiritually abused and this video is on point. Thanks brother.
I understand...
What do y'all mean? I don't want to dig up harsh memories but maybe it could be enlightening.
@@nobody-zf8dq I don't know about them but I grew up in a Pentecostal denomination and the women would grab me and shake me trying to make me shout is what they called it and they would hit my mouth jerking me trying to make me speak in tongues. I felt really uncomfortable but I believed I had to speak in an unknown language to be saved because that's what I was taught. Preachers would call me to the pulpit and prophesy to me things that wasn't true. A few of them wouldn't even begin preaching until we have enough offerings. I was very young and naive during that time and it took me years to understand it was all unbiblical at least in my opinion.
So sorry you had that experience. Jesus never abuses, just man.
@@aliyahavery381 wow 😭
I am a survivor of spiritual abuse and this video describes what an abuser is truly like...😭
me too
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I would say any pastor or preacher that gets wealthy off the gospel, watch out. For me thats a big sign.
You have to be careful not to judge people by that. Some preachers are actually so good for the Father's will, that he richly blesses them. And those many blessings appear or are explained by Satan as greed or theft from the church but aren't.
Rock Hill Farm Downeast, Maine I think he was talking about Joel Osteen or Kenneth Copeland... 😬😬😬
@@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia dont be deceived
Paul
Peter
Matthew
James
Elija
Elishah
John the Baptist what do they have as prophets in their days
God has not changed dont be deceived by motivational speakers
There are Pastors and preacher who have business too add to the work of God for example Christian television channel/records that help spread the Gospel , for example my churches bishop , he is rich not for his glory but for Gods and why is he rich? Because God helped him financially in order to increase and help the work of God all around the world. If they’re wealthy look at their intentions of it’s not for Gods Glory and to show off then they’re not of God
@jewels grace Miss Grace, there aint much grace in calling folks names, when they are expressing their concern.
I am sick of these people on RUclips said that God tells them when the end of the world is happening. Only God knows
I’m not a prophet but I know we are in the last of the last days
Amen Brother.
Same. Mtt. 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh. Kjv
@@JesusSaves194 yes we are in the last days but there's a difference between that and someone saying they know exactly when the end of the world will happen
YES THE END IS FOR GOD AND GOD ONLY TO DECIDE MORTAL SINNER FALLIBLE MANKIND DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE END WILL COME ITS A CON GAME DO NOT LISTEN OR CONTRIBUTE TO THEM THEY ARE SATANIC DEMONS MONEYLOVERS CONMEN GOD I LOVE WORSHIP TRUST AND PRAISE YOU AMEN 🙏❤️🌎
With spiritualism creeping into churches, this message needs to be brought to everyone. The need to spread awareness of false prophets is much! God bless you!
As a new believer, this video was truly helpful for spotting false teachers/prophets, but also for self-assessment and introspection. Thank you for this, and may God bless you !
Hey brother. If you stay close to God it won't be hard to spot a false teacher. Especially on tv. May God bless you.
False profits sound like they have the same characteristics as sociopaths.
Narcissists!
@@Victorious_Camilla more likely covert narcissists
@@Victorious_Camilla my exact thought. 100 % narcissist
you shouldn't be so critical of sociopaths
Prophets*
I walked away from God for the longest time and i got brainwashed by false prophets ( mormons ). Thank God i got out when I did. I am now an ordained minister preaching the blood of Jesus.
If you aren't keeping the seventh day sabbath then you are are still deceived and preaching pagan doctrines. Only the Seventh Day Adventist are preaching the true gospel of Jesus Christ, the rest are teaching pagan doctrines. God has warned His people to come out of the sun day churches, Babylon, because of their false and pagan doctrines. Babylon comes from Babel which means confusion, where God confused all of the languages. The sun day churches are The Daughters of The Harlot and the Harlot is the RCC and also The Beast of Rev 13. So please come out of them before it is too late for you and your family.
@@ebbygshreve9577 "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ." Colossians 2:16-17
@@frick6946 Fran that verse is talking about the ceremonial laws not the Ten Commandments, you notice it says that were a shadow of things to come and the Ten Commandments were never a shadow of things to come. Jesus sumed up the Ten Commandments in two verses. The first was to love the Lord you God with all of your heart and the second was like into it to love your neighbors as yourself. If you keep these two commandments you will be keeping all ten of them because the first four tells us how we should treat God and the last six tells us how we should treat our neighbors.
@@ebbygshreve9577 I never said it was talking about the 10 commandments, so I don't know why you said that. My point is that no one should judge anyone else in how they eat, or how they drink, or when they honor the Sabbath etc. I said nothing abut the 10 commandments
@@frick6946 Yes Fran, but the Sun day Churches try to use that as saying that the Ten Commandments were nailed to the cross which is a lie.
Every time I listen to Joel Olsteen's sermons they are always about worldly gain not spiritual gain.
Which Joel osteen are you listening to? Are there 2 of them?
Just Left a cult like church. This is 100% spot on. Wow This is too accurate.
ME TOO!
❤. Hope your ok ❤. I hope you find healing people to be around and heal 🙏🏼💛
I was blindsided when it was revealed that James MacDonald was a false teacher. I had several questions about what he preached, but I didn't question his sincerity because I only heard him on the radio. I myself as a brand new Christian walked right into a bad church which only taught faith. I didn't know they were bad but I did have many questions about what they taught. It really harmed me. I lasted 6 1/2 years there and when I left, I left with the teaching ingrained in me that there were no good churches out there other than their church. So I just stopped going to church. That was 33 years ago. Coming back to God through Jesus Christ has been nothing but a tumultuous struggle. It's a fight every single day. The evil one almost had me, so he's not giving up without a fight. I would appreciate your prayers!
Hi Mark, very good video. Sixteen points is a lot to remember on the trot, so I'll summarize them into four principles which apply in any relationship. False prophets, false friends, false partners, and narcissists all lack four virtues.
1/ They lack honesty, which is not only lying, but also withholding or ignoring truth.
2/ They lack kindness and goodwill. (love)
3/ They lack humility, are not teachable, and not equalitarian in relationships.
4/ They lack knowledge, have diminished awareness, and ignore others' needs.
I hope this helps someone. Cheers, P.R.
God bless!
Mark, you truly know & understand your calling. This century needs more messages like this to help God's children stay on the true path of faith. Keep it up! God bless you.
Thanks L. Patrick! God bless you as well :)
I hate when pastors always preach about prosperity. I love my pastor he taught me how to love God.
Same to me
Proud of my pastor for passing the test🙌
Name it
Happy for you brother
Consider yourself blessed then! ♡
My Only Pastor is Jesus Christ
This is a very sound video brother. I'm not too cool to admit that I've been duped for false prophets & teachers. Thank you for taking the time to produce this!
Judge not n you will not be judged.
I stumbled upon this video and I’m so thankful that you bring biblical points to everything that you do! This was definitely an eye opener🙏🏾💓
I asked a preacher to help me talk to my wife who had told me things God had told her to divorce me and live for her church but be said he did not talk about Church members ???
So many online like this I'm frightened and confused I feel to protect myself , I read the bible everyday I don't have the best bible but it's legitimate it was second hand from charity store I don't have much but I read everyday of my life now , regards Ireland .
If you have an Android or iPhone, download the YouVersion Bible app.
God sees your heart just ask for wisdom this was a great video
The older KJV’s are better anyway. There are shenanigans going on in the printing of all versions of Bibles (as many know) But even a new printing of the original KJV can be altered. New Bibles have been known to have altered it missing bits of verses, sometimes reversing meaning, and even entire chapters are gone in some. I stick to strictly older ones myself. Nothing wrong with a good second hand Bible.
The MyBible app has a built-in Strong's Concordance that you can check the meanings of the words used in the Bible. You can compare it to your Bible to see if it checks out. The best version to use is the old KJV.
Thanks, Christopher, I have a concordance, but an app to looo it up quickly would be great.
I agree the old KJV, and the oldest copy possible is the best...and not one put out by the OES. JW’s, or Catholics, etc.; they all had reasons for altering them, depending on publisher, so even some old KJV’s have dodgy alterations from certain groups.
The latter alters the 10 Commandments, lest their idolatry become obvious, for example. They usually remove the idolatry commandment and split coveting into two commandments to cover for it, or split another commandment to cover for it. They use Mary as a middleman, a big no-no, as most people know. Even addressing her for “intercession” isn’t just kicking Jesus aside from him being the one and only intercessor, but it’s necromancy, too. Of course the list of Biblical no-nos they do is quite lengthy.
The first of those 3 has an inverted pentagram stamped on their covers, a deep look into their organization would let someone know it is to be avoided. They’re an arm of Freemasonry, which is Luciferian at the top degrees 33° and above, their lower members don’t know it until they get the invite to join that degree and do the ritual, and in the US, Washington DC is the headquarters for them.
They’ll deny it, but they take a death oath to deny anything they do from day 1, even a first degree, so that’s to be considered. I saw it myself in one of their handbooks for 33°...there are higher degrees that even the 33° don’t know about. 33° and below are the non-secret levels. They think they’re at the top. It is written and illustrated, the oath to Lucifer, and the second part of the oath is while one can claim to be anything one chooses publicly-Christian, atheist, Hindu, Muslim, pagan, Buddhist, whatever, they must otherwise work to destroy and defile the name of Jesus Christ, and to pour down a steady stream of vilification upon Christianity”.
The diversity of being whatever they want, both publicly and to their own families, just makes it look like all viewpoints are being represented out there in the world, and keeps their cover fairly intact.
Among the 33°s are world leaders and politicians, heads of major corporations, top celebrities, even Walt Disney, who also helped set up NASA, which is also set up and run by 33° Freemasons, even their so-called “astronauts” must be that level, or OES for women. Good to know that they’ve taken a death oath to lie to you. Both Disney and NASA use all the symbology to flaunt it to the public, and only upper levels know.
No surprise they hired Bill Nye the Lying Guy to promote their disinformation. He was a washed up comendian with a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, but they got him because they needed someone geeky (and they got their “Breakfast Club” of disinfo agents, token representatives from varying demographics, Neil. deGrasse Tyson, Machio Kaku, and they had the replacement Stephen Hawking, the perfect disabled genius who is said to have died fairly recently...also who is not a bioidentical match to the Stephen Hawking who got ALS.
Not too hard to find a doppelgänger, and a few injections at the right nerve sites can create the same effect. Stephen Hawking’s name was just too priceless to not exploit after he died decades ago. I know it sounds crazy but once you look at it it’s really obvious, embarrassingly obvious. I absolutely believe in miracles and exceptions to health issues, but no one with ALS has lived that long, and the original Stephen had his bottom teeth worn down to stubs, rotted. Aside from the other bioidentical mismatches, the replacement had 4 long, discolored lower teeth that jutted up for all to see.
Now, I know teeth can heal, anything with a root can draw up nurtrients and heal, and people do indeed heal their teeth with time, proper nutrition to get the required minerals, and patience, but if he were really writing all those books, one would think he’d have some bit of money, and he would have had much better dental care...that is, if people really cared about him, and having your bottom teeth rotted out, the least you would do is replace them with new prosthetic teeth, or let them be, but you wouldn’t likely have them give you long, discolored prosthetic teeth that were also in poor condition, would you? I always wondered if he sat there on stage during public appearances, thinking that if the crowd that came to see him where the geniuses most of them thought they were, they would notice he’s not the same guy, maybe rush the stage and rescue him. And everyone sat there and believed that whatever the computer voice told them was coming from the silent man in the wheelchair.
How easily people are deceived.
Anyway, they were all hired to promote Scientism, which is the dogmatic belief in anything presented as science, regardless of the utter ridiculousness of the claim, the lack of evidence, or the presence of mountains of contradictory evidence to the claim...especially so long as it supports the Luciferian agenda and erroneously undermines the Bible, but that part is unknown to the average Scientism-ist, they all just believe anything if someone is wearing a lab coat or says they’re a scientist, no questions asked.
And they pound their textbooks harder than any Bible gets thumped in the Bible Belt. In one breath they mock people who trust the Bible having read it, studied it, and tested it, just as the Bible says to do, claiming that it’s “just written by a bunch of guys a long time ago, no evidence to support it”, and they claim that people are believing it without questioning it, which isn’t true; and then in the next breath, they point to their textbooks and say “it is written”, and that is their proof of anything presented as “science”.
They will claim that it cannot be put in a textbook if it isn’t true, and yet when a falsehood is revealed, scientists will always say “we used to believe that, but now we know better“. They will rationalize it by saying “it’s the best evidence we had at the time“. And then they will brush it off and insist that their newest discovery is the truth this time... until they get new evidence again that is presented in a way they can’t cram under their ever-burgeoning rug of nonsense-covering. Too much info sharing, they cannot dismiss it or hide it like they used to. Point out the hypocrisy of accepting it just because it is written, or just because so-and-so said so, and you’ll be met with a glazed-over blank look, or rage. One or the other. They really don’t seem to get it. THEIR science gods are infallible in their eyes. And yet they will insist they do not idolize them. Sure. And Catholics don’t idolize Mary. Not at all.
Definitely the Freemasons are Luciferian in root, avoid all Bibles put out by any arm of Freemasonry. OES is just an arm that allows females. Mormons don’t seem to know they were founded by a Freemason, even though the symbols are sewn into their underwear and chiseled in stone on their buildings, and their founder’s family was not only known for their con games, but his dad and granddad were Freemasons as well. They even wear the little apron in their rituals and upon burial, theirs symbolizes the fig leaves from Adam and Eve (has fig leaf design on it), and I guess they also fail to realize that wearing the fig leaf symbolizes hiding your lies and transgressions from God. God was angry with that, and re-clothed them properly before banishing them from His sight.
Anyway, I digress, but I sometimes leave a few points for a seeker to later read and know.
I haven’t found an issue with a Gideon’s KJV Bible as yet, though. I have a couple of old ones I got second hand; all my Bibles are second hand and old.
The Gideons expect their Bibles to be taken from motel and hotel rooms, they’ll replace them (I bought mine, of course, old ones). Sure, it’s wrong to steal a Bible, but it is the most stolen book (and the most purchased book), and their stance is they’re glad someone wanted it and probably really needed it. They’d probably send one to anyone who asks. I’ve heard they used to, lots of churches try to give them out. Dollar stores have them, but I wouldn’t trust a new printing of the old version these days.
Anyway, thanks for that input, I’m checking it out now, the Strong’s concordance is a plus. Like the word “creature”. Teach the Gospel to every creature. Everywhere else in the Bible, a “creature” isn’t just a human. It made me ponder...animals communicate with us, and as the Bible says, even the stones sing of the glory of God, all of creation does. We needn’t necessarily “teach” them, as they already know, and yet, there may be something to communicating it to all living things, a layer or two that will be known later to others, plenty of studies that they know when they’re being addressed. Jesus talked to a tree, I unabashedly talk to all living things as well, have for a long time before beginning to read it. And like the tree, they also respond. Watch animals and plants, especially over time, when you speak of God. Sometimes when I have the Scourby Bible reading playing, all my critters gather close. Just that one adjustment changes things.
My niece is studying old Greek, but she has no idea how I’m going to be asking her lots of questions in the future. I just know I’ll have detailed questions as I continue to study it. I love how science right now is proving it true in exceptional ways that weren’t possible before as well, genetically, in physics, geology, etc. The more I read it, or hear it read, the more I wish I’d begun earlier. So many nuances I could have been gathering and culling from it.
Better late than never:)
Thank the Lord Jesus Christ for sending me here to listen to you.😇👍✌ your awesome!
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Thank you for this video. So many believers have been hurt by the kind of people you're talking about.
My pleasure! All glory to God!
Mark you Reeaally! Helped me with this one my brother. Praise God!
Excellent & Well Said Video! God Bless You For Helping People!
🎚As the LIBRARY OF KNOWLEDGE🙌🏽BUILDS!! May you continue to BE BLESSED! 🙏🏼
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Thank you Mark-I watch “Christian RUclips”, instead of TV...sometimes all day if I’m off.... I will continue to read my Bible AND PRAY FOR DISCERNMENT... I really like Allison Rowe... but my question came when someone I found someone trying to debunk her... I got so caught up in watching about the ILLUMINATI and Free Masons... The Messianic Jews...Anything that talks about False Prophets....
I JUST REALIZED ALL OF IT HAS KEPT ME AWAY FROM MY BIBLE.... I’ll read your article and PRAY.....think I’m causing myself problems and I need to keep it simple, and not confuse myself...
Thank you... I appreciate your help, my prayers for you and this channel!
Thanks so much for making this video! All of these signs are so true especially with these ‘new age’ teachers. I’m seeing so many youtubers especially young youtubers introduce new age and its so deceptive! Thanks again and may God bless!
You are welcome 22Vanilla Latte, I'm glad you found this useful :) God bless!
Wow ... The truth has set me free from past deception my lord I pray for people like this that they come back to Jesus and repent !
we need more people willing to speak truth! God bless you and thank you.
Man, this is the best list of things I found about false prophets! Very helpful and very well done! Simple but to the point. Thank you brother!
I see a lot of self proclaimed prophets on tiktok as well, that speak about the rapture and about how we need to repent now or we'll all die before 2023. If I'm being honest I'm still very young, still a minor, I'm trying to get closer to God and these people do nothing by scare me, this video really gave my alot of relief. Thank you.
Anyone, who talks of rapture vs repenting from sin/getting saved, are false prophets. The rapture is at Jesus's second coming and most will be repenting way too late at that time.
You pretty much described the Pastor of the church I have been trying to be a part of for 3 years. I always felt off but I also wanted to make sure that I was not wrong in my conclusions so I stuck it out for 3 years and now I've been praying that God give me the clarity to release me from this place that I feel so uncomfortable with. And voila! I run into this video and all the details are spot on with everything that made me uncomfortable. Thank you so much. God is good all the time! 🙏
I had an encounter with one who taught I was to be fooled , he insisted that I send him my seed before he could pray for me . Beware they are out there
#2 WOW. This is something else and I can appreciate this one I can agree with this one. This has to be something the Lord wanted me to watch for a reason I'm certain of it.
So glad this was helpful Rolaine :)
Thanks so very much, I needed to hear this.
When the pastors tell others about what you asked them to keep private to your friend you know they are false.
That should never ever happen. My husband is a pastor. He would never repeat something someone told him in confidence, unless it may be criminal and he had to report something to authorities.
@@sharoncrawford3042 i only asked him to pray for me because i wanted to join the Navy. Ends up my friend knew and asked me. I told him 3 times to not say anything. I lost my trust and told him how i felt.
@@sharoncrawford3042 The pastors name is Phil Schoenthal.
@@natalieharquail4845 so sorry about that. He doesn't reflect the true nature of Christ
My cousin's pastor and his wife insisted that she get baptized and I knew she wasn't ready. They wanted to gain membership for their Church. My pastor is in heaven and he taught me how to love Jesus Christ. Now my pastor is Dr Charles Stanley
I just think I am slowly finding my way out of deception. I don't want to complain, but this level of deception seems unreasonable. It is difficult to move forward.
Same. I was following a false teacher, but God graciously led me out. The one main thing that helped me see was diving deep into the bible and then I started seeing things that he was saying were slightly changed from the actual bible scripture. At first it's very disappointing and u may get sad thinking is anyone true? But if u dive deep into the bible and rely on God things will start to turn around. You fight thr enemy with the word of God. God bless ❤
Thank you Mark. You’re insights are always well grounded, sensible and factual and I enjoy listening to you.
1. False prophet can never receive correction. I confirm this to be true. A false prophet came to a church I use to attend. When he would prophesy, he would always say quote: "I will talk now...now the prophet is talking" unquote. He twisted the bible and when he was corrected, he put a curse on the person and said God told him 🤦♀️
It is really sad that even church members are lead astray and are following men instead of following TRUTH!
Very informative video. Thank you, I'll be on the look out for these characteristics.
Thanks be to Christ Jesus for what you do! It's interesting to see how many of these points are connected with narcissism and narcissistic behavior..
This helps point out a lot of characteristics of False Prophets. Thank You.
You described my last 3 pastors. Thanks. Great content.
Wow, thanks!! Verified my strong suspicions about an Internet personality who I now definitely identify as a false prophet. Leading many sheep astray unfortunately. God bless, very helpful video! 👍
Something has been happening to me and I need someone to talk to. God is showing me visions of the things that haven’t happened before they happen and I keep having the voice of God that follows me around and it calls me by name while talking to me in my right ear. I find myself being compelled by spirit to help people in ways that I didn’t know was possible. I was able to heal a girl who suffered from severe seizures from being abused. I don’t think that anyone is exempt from sin even if you are a profit. God keeps telling me to repent everyday and to serve Him by serving mankind by taking care of others and myself. He doesn’t call me a “profit”but God does call me “His mental Champion”! I am the real deal and I would never charge money for my gift because the sin would be too great! Church should be free and it’s not! Shame on the church’s for making the mistake of expecting money donations by the passing of the money dish! I knew that it was wrong since I was a child.
One of the biggest signs...they never say Jesus is our savior. They give themselves the glory.
And their dressing is always off. They overshoot all the time
Thank you for this confirming message. God bless you!
As the bible says beware of false prophets and ravenous wolves in sheeps clothing.What a helpful video. God bless you Mark.
This video explains the reason I don't go to church anymore. I can discern fake people. I'm praying to God to lead me where I need to go to worship with other TRUE CHRISTIANS.
Very interesting and informative indeed. Thanks!
Beware of FALSE prophets! Thanks Mark for this vid👍
This was very good information. Thanks for sharing. God bless you. So much truth 👍
Thank you so much for this video, this needs to go viral.You have really explained a lot to me and I think it makes things easier for me now.
Do you allow mirroring your video on my channel (with me giving credit to you and your channel?) I exposed a false teacher on my channel and your description fits spot on.
Wow this video was so helpful! He didn’t call out certain pastors like I’ve seen other videos doing so I can make that decision myself. It’s also good to know what to pray for if you show signs of this. If God wants me to become a preacher to the people, videos like these really open my eyes and heart to know what to exactly pray for so I don’t become one of those false teachers. This confirmed I need to read more in depth the Bible!
I am glad these videos stay up for yrs. Earlier this yr, I was being mislead by false teachings. Your work, Mark, has validated that I made the right decision in following our God & discarding listening/watching those others. False teachers are indeed quite convincing & crafty. All praise to the Father 🙏
I appreciate what a balanced approach you have to your teachings.
So glad you enjoyed it Jennifer Decker :)
It's best I read my bible and ask the holy spirit to guide me, and forget about those pastors. Thank You For Your Video . God bless you brother
Amen
Number 14, 15 & 16 are usually the clear signs of a false prophet. God bless you brother.
You look familiar did I see you before on here? But anyway o enjoy your videos very truthful and informative and helpful.
This was a great video, well done!
This is confirmation I needed to hear. Thank you Jesus
Spot on dear Brother! You are absolutely right! Most of the points you raised, I have observed in certain such persons.
God bless!
This is an eye-opener. God bless you. 🙏🤗
Thank you brother! May YaHuAh bless you for sharing this information!
Great video, you nailed it brother. Thank you very much for hitting all the points.
I go to a church under this type of pastor. I noticed it right off the bat, but I always feel like God does not want me to leave. Over the years I've made plans to leave time and time again but then have a change of heart. I'm back to not wanting to be there because I see things arent changing. Supposedly there was repentance, but I haven't seen the fruit. I'm tired...
I watch church sermons online with pathway to victory, First Baptist Church of Dallas, TX. Even though, I cannot attend physically, but my heart is there in the service, the heart matters the most of anything in most cases.
It's amazing how your points on false pastors match a covert narcissist aswell as an overt narc. The covert ones are very hard to detect. Thank you for your wisdom
Ty right to the point as usual. May Yeshua Bless you and your love ❤️ ones.
This can identify false pastors as well. My pastor fits a few of these. Thank you for this Mark. 4-5
Idk, what does the bible say? What did Jesus say about false prophets? Im curious cuz im working with some1 and they are accurate about my whole life, but i seriously question some of their patterns of behavior and while some1 can be immature i have to give a little space to allow maturity or growth with mercy in mind.
How do you feel about a female pastor? I grew up in churches with male pastors. I just joined a church with a female pastor, because I love the way she preaches the truth and keeps it real.
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Um what does it matter if the preacher is a female. If she’s preaching the true word of God then it shouldn’t matter
What does the word say
@@kvlei5413 wrong accordingly to Paul. Woman is NOT TO exert authority over a man or the church...
It's unbiblical for a woman to preach in the church. We can spread the gospel outside the church but the pastoral office is only for men.
JOEL 2:28 And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions..
A prophecy is a message that is claimed by a prophet to have been communicated to them by a god. Such messages typically involve inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of divine will concerning the prophet's social world and events to come (compare divine knowledge).
Biblical and practical as always. Thank you Mark, may God bless and speak through you more! :)
Thank you for the video clip, now I am proud of my Pastor of Southern Hills Baptist Church in Las Vegas..
Amen :)
can you please make a video of the characteristics of prophets in the Old Testament? thank you and great videos as always!
I love Bible teaching it make my life easier to walk in the right path. Thanks for your shareing.God blessed you.
You just basically described the criteria for narcissistic personality disorder! Thank you for this video. Spot on!
I had a prophet talk about soul ties. I was condemned for not knowing what it was and told to change churches. However I did my research and found out it was not biblical. Thank God for discernment.
❤. Thank you so much for sharing all this ❤
God bless you. This is awesome. By far one of the best videos on this topic.
So glad it was helpful :)
You are so spot on with this topic!!!! I myself have dealt with a few leaders in the past who were exactly like this, there was one in particular who meets all of the standards of a corrupt leader, and that's when I chose to stop helping or being around them. Great video and thanks for sharing!!!!!💯💯💯💖❤💜🧡💛💚💙
Completely agree! So many people following these wolves pretending to be "sheep" or "Pastors" for that matter, even Apostles... God protects us!!!
Sad but true!
I was one of those sheep till I watch a yt vid about this false prophets if anyone is like me pls pray for repentance.
Of great concern is Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Joyce Meyer and Joel O’steen.
Excellent teaching, you are absolutely correct. God bles you
Thanks 4 ur teaching and format 2 help educate ppl on the signs of false pastors... Ppl need 2 be woke 2 whats goin on ... May God cont 2 bless U n ur ministry
Thank you and God bless you too!
Its a Divine appointment that led me to your video. I just encountered a false prophet. He fits all but 2 of your criteria. Please keep me in your prayers, its hard to think about this! And also please keep my ex bf in your prayers that he's able to get sober and repent and come back to Jesus before its too late. 💔🙌🏻✝️
Thank you for this video.God bless you❤
Yes it shows how much we really need Jesus guydens and the leadership of the hollyspirit . thanks . keep warning the children of God .you are doing a great job God bless
Thank you for explaining this
Glad it was helpful!
There is way too many folks on social media claimin to be preachers, pastors, evangelist, prophets, apostles an bishops while on meth,crack, pot, an alcohol.
Indeed. Spot on.
Wise words. Indeed!
Praised by people but dont care about suffering individuals. This was a pastor of church where i left. I held on as long as i could but my work took me far away anyway.
He didn't want spend time with elderly which were most of church 😭 only showed up on sundays. Didnt want attend their weds potlucks or friday gatherings or anything. Just got in and out quickly on sundays. He was all about remodeling church to attract younger groups while ignoring poor, elderly, sick, homeless, dying, widows or grieving.
Truth no pastor perfect. Wisdom here to be cautious. Thanks
This so on point. God bless you. This video is a yardstick for carrying out inspection to know their fruits., according to the the bible in book of Matthew 7:20 "wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them "
This is an eye opener.
God bless!
Thank you for your interesting talk. I truly learnt stuff. God bless you. X
God bless you...we need more sound doctrine teachers like you
So glad you found this useful!
Thanks for the info!! Gb
You are welcome Marimax80 :)
Excellent video. I know one pastor,he is surely a false profet because he has some qualities that you have mentioned in this video.And I left that church. 😇
I hope you have found a new church that is better for you :)
ApplyGodsWord.com/Mark Ballenger yes I found it. That's a true church 😇😇😇
Nice teaching. But God also uses some people despite their own drama if they love him and try to live for him.
You make some good and insightful points. This will help many.
I do get concerned that we seem to use “pastor” and “prophet” interchangeably. All pastors aren’t prophets and all prophets aren’t pastors. Some bible verses only apply to prophets.